Nadiya Billova

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Nadiya Billova
Personal information
Full nameNadiya Oleksandriwna Billova [1]
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1961-09-02) 2 September 1961 (age 63)
Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union [1]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Falun 3x5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Falun 5km sprint

Nadiya Billova (born 2 September 1961) is a Ukrainian former biathlete and biathlon coach. She competed in the women's individual event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. [1] She also previously competed at the 1986 Biathlon World Championships for the Soviet Union, where she was part of the gold medal-winning Soviet women's relay team, and also took the silver in the sprint competition. After retiring from competition she embarked on a career as a coach, becoming one of the few female biathlon coaches working at the elite level: she has had spells coaching the Ukrainian women's and men's teams, as well as the Polish women's team. [2] [3] During her time with the Ukrainian women's team she coached the squad alongside her husband, Roman Bondaruk. [4] She was named the Polish Olympic Committee's Coach of the Year in 2006 [3] and coached the Ukrainian women's team to success at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they took the gold medal in the relay and Vita Semerenko also took the bronze in the sprint. [5] In May 2019 the Polish Biathlon Association announced that Billova had been forced to leave her role as the Polish women's team coach after a year for health reasons. [6]

In April 2024 it was announced that Billova will take the place of the head coach of the Ukrainian men's national biathlon team, replacing Slovakian coach Juraj Sanitra. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "New Season Begins: A Spin on the Coaching Carousel". International Biathlon Union . 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Laureaci VI konkursu (2006)" [6th Coach of the Year (2006)]. Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Boltz, Peter (30 August 2000). "Ukrainian biathletes are straight shooters". Idaho Mountain Express. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Vita Semerenko is recognized as the best Ukrainian athlete for the fifth time". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine . 26 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "German coach for Polish women's biathlon team". thenews.pl . 17 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Зоц залишився головним тренером жіночої збірної України з біатлону, Бєлова очолила чоловічу команду". Sportarena.com. 9 April 2024.
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